What does that mean? To me it means that we can't say that these things were written so long ago that they don't apply to me. These are the words of God to us, of course they apply to us. Then, now, in the future.
One way that I use to "liken the scriptures" unto myself is to put my name into the scriptures. I touched on this in an earlier post, but I wanted to go into more detail.
The scriptures were written for us, for our "profit and learning". God is speaking to each and every one of us! Individually. The great thing is, that since we are all different, the Lord is able to speak to us through the same scripture in ways that apply to our individual lives, circumstances and experiences.
As I study my scriptures I add my name into the verses. I make notations to make the scripture applicable to me and my life.
I know that as we add our names to the scriptures, personalize them, liken them unto ourselves, we will find greater meaning for them in our lives. We can't just write our names there and be done with it. We have to follow the counsel and direction we are given in each of the scriptures. The word of God to us. Right here, right now.
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